It’s been a busy summer. One that normally would have included a trip to Davenport, Iowa to a something-something-something year class reunion and a visit with my dear, dear, dear friend Carol who I’ve known since ninth grade. But life interfered and neither of us went.
However, I was really looking forward to a trip to St. Louis to visit a sorority sister who I’ve also known for a very long time and love to pieces. Dianne is an organizer of events and has put together reunions for fifty or more sorority sisters several times. People travel from all over to attend. This time Dianne asked me if I’d like to get together with some of our other sorority sisters who live in the St. Louis area. Of course I said, “yes, please!”
Then I was talking to Carol. We were about to hang up and I mentioned that I was going to St. Louis and would see some of our sorority sisters one evening. (Yes, we went to college together and joined the same sorority and were in each other’s weddings). Carol paused and said, “When are you going?” It turned out that she was flying with two other sorority sisters from Florida to St. Louis the same day I was arriving. So we ended up being in the same town, at the same time, for very different reasons. There was much virtual happy dancing.
My husband and I arrived in St. Louis on Tuesday. Dianne and her husband whisked us off to a restaurant that had pork tenderloin sandwiches which are very much an Iowa thing—not a St. Louis thing. Dianne had done an internet search to find a restaurant that served them. You pound a piece of pork until it’s thin, bread it, fry it, and voila, it’s a delicious sandwich. Dianne also knows I love toasted raviolis which are very much a St. Louis thing and the restaurant had them too. Dianne made a gooey butter cake too. Heaven!
Then in the late afternoon we headed off to the bar and restaurant for the meet up. There were fifteen of us with assorted husbands. We talked and laughed and reminisced and caught up and had a few drinks. Our three hours together went by way to fast, but it filled my soul. I’m so blessed to have these women in my life that even if we haven’t seen each other in a few years, we pick up right where we left off.
Thanks for sharing and glad you had a great time.
Thanks, Dru Ann!
What a treat, Sherry! Longtime friends are like gold, especially when you meet in those formative young adult years.
They are. We’ve been lucky to stay in touch.
What a heartwarming read! It’s amazing how life’s twists and turns brought you and your dear friends together in St. Louis.
Carol and I keep saying if we’d hung up a minute earlier we wouldn’t have known until it was too late.
And those were the best “extra” minutes we have ever had on the phone! Love you!
What a delight to see all those happy, loving faces. It must have been a wonderful experience for all of you.
It was Carol. We’ve been lucky to get together over the years!
What a beautiful instance of synchronicity. Love the event and the long friendships you maintained.
Also good memories to sift through later and perhaps we will see a character of yours be a former sorority sister detective of sorts – who finds a sister murdered
We are lucky to have figure out we’d both be there!
That’s too cool, Sherry! I’m so happy for you that things came together like that.
Me too!
Thank you!
I love this! It couldn’t have turned out better if you’d planned it!
That is so true!
I love this! Long-time friends are the best!
They are wonderful!
What great photos! So glad you had a wonderful trip. Picking up where you left off is magical.
It is magical!
Sounds like a wonderful time. Wonderful when things work out when not even planned for. 🙂
It was so fun!
What a happy coincidence that you could meet with Diane and at the sorority reunion. You sound so happy. Thanks for sharing that part of your life with us.
Thanks, Ginny! I was so happy!
Sherry, love you so much! Whenever we are together … you are my home❤️
You know you are my home too! Love you!
What a treat to see old college sorority sisters. I too am going to celebrate a class reunion in October 50 years.
Have a wonderful time!
Sounds like a fun trip.
I still need to make it to St. Louis. Some day….
I’ve never been to the Arch in the many, many times I’ve been there!
We definitely need to bring you to the Arch sometime! It was wonderful having special time with you and Bob, Sherry! Love you both so much. It was really awesome how the visit came together. Thanks for your lovely reflection and pictures! xoxo Dianne